Black Market Magazine

Black Market Magazine was a music, film, art, and comic zine that existed from 1984 to 1996, based in San Diego. Initially, the publication predominantly featured reviews and interviews of punk rock and other alternative bands such as Samhain, The Cramps, D.O.A., Tex and the Horseheads, G.B.H., New Order, Christian Death, Bad Religion, Ramones, Murphy's Law, Butthole Surfers, Wasted Youth, Danzig, Marilyn Manson, among others. However, over its 13-issue and 10-year lifespan, film and art began to fill the majority of its pages.

The magazine's scope broadened to include interviews with figures such as sci-fi film historian and former editor of Famous Monsters of Filmland, Forrest J. Ackerman, as well as actors and directors such as Bill Paxton, Adam Rifkin, Wayne Newton, and Jeffrey Levy. Each issue showcased work by artists including R.K. Sloane, Jeff Gaither, Pizz, Lee Ellingson, Drew Elliot, Roman Dirge (creator of Lenore Comix), GUF, Peter Bagge (creator of Hate Comix), Michael Gilbert (creator of Mr. Monster), and many others. Black Market Magazine was edited and published by Carl Schneider of Black Market Productions.{{Categories}}